Program Overview

DePaul University Academic Catalog

The DePaul University Academic Catalog provides information on the university's programs, courses, and policies.

Programs

DePaul University offers a wide range of programs, including:

• Accountancy (ACC)
• Administration & Supervision (A&S)
• African & Black Diaspora Studies (ABD)
• Allied Health Technology (AHT)
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• American Studies (AMS)
• Animation (ANI)
• Anthropology (ANT)
• Applied Brass (APB)
• Applied Diplomacy (DPL)
• Applied Keyboard (APK)
• Applied Music (APM)
• Applied Percussion (APP)
• Applied Professional Studies (AP)
• Applied Strings (APS)
• Applied Technology (AT)
• Applied Voice (APV)
• Applied Woodwinds (APW)
• Arabic (ARB)
• Art and Architecture, History of (HAA)
• Art and Craft of Theatre (ACT)
• Art, Media, and Design (ART)
• Arts and Ideas (AI)
• Asian Studies, Global (AAS)
• Bilingual-Bicultural Education (BBE)
• Biological Sciences (BIO)
• Business Administration (BADM)
• Business Law (BLW)
• Business Studies (BUS)
• Cannabis Studies (CAN)
• Career and Life Design (CLD)
• Catholic Studies (CTH)
• Catholic Theological Union (CTU)
• Chemistry (CHE)
• Chinese (CHN)
• Communication (CMN)
• Communication Studies (CMNS)
• Community Service Studies (CSS)
• Comparative Literature (CPL)
• Composition (COM)
• Computer Graphics & Motion Technology (GPH)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Core Curriculum Arts and Ideas (CCA)
• Core Curriculum Human Community (CCH)
• Core Curriculum Scientific World (CCS)
• Counseling (CSL)
• Criminology (CRIM)
• Critical Ethnic Studies (CES)
• Curriculum Studies (CS)
• Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering (CSE)
• Cybersecurity (CSEC)
• Data Science (DSC)
• Decision Analytics (DA)
• Design (DES)
• Digital Humanities (DHS)
• Digital Media Arts (DMA)
• E-Commerce Technology (ECT)
• Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• Economics (ECO)
• Educating Adults (EA)
• Education - General (EDU)
• Elementary Education (EE)
• English (ENG)
• English Language Academy (ELA)
• Environmental Science (ENV)
• Experience Design (EXP)
• Film & Television Documentary (DOC)
• Film & Television Production (FILM)
• Film & TV Creative Producing (CP)
• Film & TV Post-Production (POST)
• Film & TV Screenwriting (SCWR)
• Finance (FIN)
• Focus Area (FA)
• French (FCH)
• Game Development (GAM)
• Geography (GEO)
• German (GER)
• Graduate School of Business (GSB)
• Graphic Design (GD)
• Greek (GRK)
• Health Communication (HTHC)
• Health Information Technology (HIT)
• Health Science (HLTH)
• History (HST)
• Honors (HON)
• Hospitality Leadership (HSP)
• Human Centered Design (HCD)
• Human Community (HC)
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• IIT Chemical Engineering (ICE)
• Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
• Illustration (ILL)
• Information Systems (IS)
• Information Technology (IT)
• Institute for Professional Development (IPD)
• Integrative Learning (IN)
• Interactive Media (IM)
• Interdisciplinary Commerce Studies (ICS)
• Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
• Interdisciplinary Studies Program (ISP)
• International Business (IB)
• International Studies (INT)
• Irish Studies (IRE)
• Islamic World Studies (IWS)
• Italian (ITA)
• Japanese (JPN)
• Jazz Studies (JZZ)
• Journalism (JOUR)
• Labor Education (LE)
• Latin (LAT)
• Latin American & Latino Studies (LST)
• Law (LAW)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies (LGQ)
• Liberal Learning Seminars (LLS)
• Liberal Studies in Education (LSE)
• Liberal Studies Program (LSP)
• Lifelong Learning (LL)
• Management (MGT)
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Marketing (MKT)
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• Masters in Social Work (MSW)
• Masters of Liberal Studies (MLS)
• Mathematical Sciences (MAT)
• Mathematics for Middle School Teaching (MMT)
• Media Studies (MCS)
• Middle Grades Education (MGE)
• Military Science (MSC)
• Modern Languages (MOL)
• Music Education (MED)
• Music Ensemble (MEN)
• Musicianship (MUS)
• Network Technologies (NET)
• Neuroscience (NEU)
• New Media Studies (NMS)
• Nursing (NSG)
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Organizational Communication (ORGC)
• Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies (PAX)
• Performance (PRF)
• Performing Arts Management (PAM)
• Philosophy (PHL)
• Physical Education (PE)
• Physics and Astrophysics (PHY)
• Polish (POL)
• Political Science (PSC)
• Portuguese (POR)
• Pre-Law (PRELAW)
• Professional Communication (PROCMN)
• Project Management (PM)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Public Policy Studies (PPS)
• Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD)
• Real Estate (RE)
• Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (FMS)
• Religious Studies (REL)
• Russian (RUS)
• School of Public Service (MPS)
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
• Scientific World (SW)
• SCPS Degree Completion Major (DCM)
• SCPS Liberal Studies (SNC)
• Secondary Education (SEC)
• Social & Cultural Studies Ed Human Dev Grad (SCG)
• Social Work Undergraduate (SWU)
• Social/Cultural Studies Education/Human Dev Ugrd (SCU)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Software Engineering (SE)
• Sound Recording Technology (REC)
• Spanish (SPN)
• Special Education and Reading (SER)
• Speech Language Pathology (SLP)
• Sports Communication (SPRTCMN)
• Strategy Execution Valuation (SEV)
• Study Abroad Program (SAP)
• Sustainable Urban Development (SUD)
• TEACH Program (TCH)
• Teaching and Learning (T&L)
• Telecommunications (TDC)
• Theatre Studies (THE)
• Theatre Technology (TEC)
• User Experience Design (UXD)
• Value-Creating Education (VCE)
• Visual Effects (VFX)
• Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)
• World Language Education (WLE)
• Writing Rhetoric and Discourse (WRD)

SCPS Degree Completion Major (DCM)

The SCPS Degree Completion Major (DCM) offers a range of courses, including:

• DCM 301: Effective Leadership in a Changing Professional Environment
• DCM 302: Project Management: Design and Assessment
• DCM 303: Leadership Models for Strong Organizations
• DCM 304: Evolving Professional Ethics
• DCM 307: Analyzing Human Behavior
• DCM 308: Introduction to Statistics
• DCM 312: Advanced Leadership Theory & Practice
• DCM 314: Learning and Transformation
• DCM 315: Exploring the Field
• DCM 316: Work in a Global Environment
• DCM 317: Ethics in the Professions
• DCM 318: Social Justice in the Professions
• DCM 319: Creativity and Innovative Thinking
• DCM 323: The Psychology of Aging and the Aged
• DCM 324: Effective Group and Personal Dynamics
• DCM 325: Work & Society
• DCM 327: In Search of Leadership Lessons
• DCM 330: Professional Communication in the Workplace
• DCM 390: Leadership Models for Strong Organizations

Course Descriptions

Each course has a detailed description, including the course objectives, outcomes, and requirements.

Colleges and Schools

DePaul University has several colleges and schools, including:

• College of Communication
• College of Education
• College of Law
• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• College of Science and Health
• Driehaus College of Business
• Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• School of Continuing and Professional Studies
• School of Music
• The Theatre School

Student Handbooks

DePaul University provides student handbooks for undergraduate, graduate, and law students, as well as a code of student responsibility.

Catalog Archive

The university maintains an archive of previous catalogs, which can be accessed online.

Print/Download

The catalog can be printed or downloaded in PDF format.